Our motorcycling correspondent looks forward to a busy 2014 for bikes

The motorcycling world will provide plenty to look forward to in 2014.

Harley Davidson has impressively updated its tourers, including the popular Street Glide, to meet the challenge of reborn Indian, whose traditionally styled and cleverly engineered Chief V-twins will be arriving soon.

Ducati’s excellent 899 Panigaleis already a strong contender for next year’s top sports bike, and Kawasaki’s sensibly updated Z1000SX looks like the pick of the sports-tourers.

The Kawasaki Z1000SX Photo: JAMES WRIGHT/DOUBLE RED

Suzuki’s V-Strom 1000 makes a return to the adventure bike class, where BMW’s R1200GS Adventure is sure to make an impact. I’m also looking forward to riding two other, very different BMW boxers: the stylish naked R nineT and the latest incarnation of the R1200RT tourer.

But 2014 looks like being the year of the super-naked. We’ve already had a first chance to rideKTM’s stunningly quick and refined 1290 Super Duke R, Kawasaki’s striking but more down-to-earth Z1000 and BMW’s superb and well priced S1000R. How will Ducati’s liquid-cooled Monster 1200 match up to them?